# 祖國
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): zǔguó
       (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зўгуй (zwguy, II-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zou$^2$ gwok$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): du$^2$ gok$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chú-koet
    (Hailu, HRS): zu$^ˊ$ gued
    (Meixian, Guangdong): zi$^3$ guêd$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chó͘-kok
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zou$^2$ gog$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$tsu-koq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zǔguó
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zǔguó
*** Wade–Giles: tsu$^3$-kuo$^2$
*** Yale: dzǔ-gwó
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuugwo
*** Palladius: цзуго (czugo)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зўгуй (zwguy, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su⁵¹ kuei²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zou$^2$ gwok$^3$
*** Yale: jóu gwok
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzou$^2$ gwok$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zou$^2$ guog$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sou̯³⁵ kʷɔːk̚³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: du$^2$ gok$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tu⁵⁵ kɔk̚⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chú-koet
*** Hakka Romanization System: zu$^ˋ$ gued$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zu$^3$ gued$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡su³¹ ku̯et̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zu$^ˊ$ gued
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡su²⁴⁻³³ kuet⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: zi$^3$ guêd$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩³¹ kuɛt̚¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-kok
*** Tâi-lô: tsóo-kok
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zofkog
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔk̚⁵/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔk̚³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zou$^2$ gog$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsóu kok
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sou⁵²⁻³⁵ kok̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$tsu-koq
*** MiniDict: tsu$^去$ koh
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$tsu-koq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡su³³ koʔ⁴⁴/

### Noun

祖國
* homeland; home country; motherland; fatherland; ancestral land
    偉大的祖國／伟大的祖国 ― wěidà de zǔguó ― great motherland
    熱愛祖國／热爱祖国 ― rè'ài zǔguó ― to love one's homeland
    逃離自己的祖國／逃离自己的祖国 ― táolí zìjǐ de zǔguó ― to flee one's home country
       Zhíshù zàolín, lǜhuà zǔguó. [Pinyin]
       Plant trees and grow forests to green the motherland.
* (specifically) China
       zhè shì qiángdà de zǔguó, shì wǒ shēngcháng de dìfāng [Pinyin]
       This is the mighty China, where I was born and raised

#### Synonyms

* 故國 / 故国 (gùguó) (literary)
* 故土 (gùtǔ) (literary)
* 自己的國家 / 自己的国家 (zìjǐ de guójiā)

#### Antonyms

* 異國／异国 (yìguó)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 祖国(そこく) (sokoku)
* → Korean: 조국(祖國) (joguk)
* → Vietnamese: tổ quốc (祖國)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 祖 | 國 |
| そ Grade: 5 | こく Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [so̞ko̞kɯ̟]

### Noun

祖(そ)國(こく) • (sokoku)
* Kyūjitai form of 祖国: homeland

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 祖 | 國 |

### Noun

祖國 • (joguk) (hangeul 조국)
* hanja form of 조국 (“motherland, fatherland; homeland”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 祖 | 國 |

### Noun

祖國
* chữ Hán form of tổ quốc (“motherland, fatherland; homeland”).